Windsor Square Historic Area

Windsor Square Historic Area

Windsor SquareHPOZ, is a small, historic and wealthy urban neighborhood in the Mid-Wilshire region of Los Angeles. Once part of Rancho La Brea on land that was subdivided for development in 1911, prominent financier George A.J. Howard envisioned a beautiful tranquil park as a setting for family homes such as one sees in the English countryside in what was then an undeveloped and rural area. The Windsor Square Investment Company’s vision for development was a neighborhood of elegant homes, with lots of no less than 100 feet frontage and over 300 feet in width. Windsor Square was planned to be the most exclusive neighborhood in Southern California and the largest upper-class subdivision ever marketed in Los Angeles. Residences in Windsor Square represent various periods of development and a variety of architectural styles. Early residences feature examples of the Craftsman and Beaux Arts styles while later residences reflect the popularity of Period Revival styles including Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean, English Tudor, American Colonial Revival styles. Contemporary and California Ranch styles are also represented in Windsor Square.

*Please note that the MLS/Claw does not categorize Historic Districts and, as such, some properties may be listed that are adjacent to the HPOZ neighborhoods or in the same zip code. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have regarding the historic status of a home.

Recognizing the need to identify and protect neighborhoods with distinct architectural and cultural resources, the City of Los Angeles has developed an expansive program of Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs). HPOZs, commonly known as historic districts, provide for review of proposed exterior alterations and additions to historic properties within designated districts.